CONCEPT NOTE

5th BRICS YOUNG SCIENTIST FORUM

Theme: BRICS Partnership of Young Scientists and Innovators for Science Progress and

Innovative growth

Venue: Zoom Conference

South Ural State University, Russia, September 2020

BACKGROUND

In accordance with paragraph 9 of the Brasília Declaration, adopted at the 2nd STI

Ministerial Meeting (Brasília, March 2015), the proposal on the creation of the BRICS Young

Scientist Forum (BRICS YSF) was adopted. The participants of the BRICS YSF should come

from the scientific community and must be between 22 and 40 years of age.

Key goals of the BRICS YSF are the development of cooperation among the young

scientists from the BRICS countries, initiating of new young scientific groups in the field of

R&D, encouragement of mobility of scientists among BRICS countries and creation of BRICS

cross-cultural talent pools for STI cooperation.

About 20 distinguished representatives of young scientific community are welcomed to

participate from each BRICS country. The average number of participants is 100-130. The

duration of the event is 5 days. The BRICS YSF participants are provided with local

hospitalities, which include accommodation, transfers between airport, hotel and venue of the

Forum and meals, as well as the participation in the welcome dinner. The costs of visas,

medical insurance and air travel are borne by the BRICS participating countries.

The BRICS YSF Program, developed by the Chair country, includes plenary reports by

the leading young scientists and reports on the most relevant and demanded STI areas. It

should be noted that the Program of the Forum is being expanded every year by means of the

implementation of new formats of interaction in the form of specialized seminars and prize-

winning competitions. However, the implementation of the new participation formats within

the Forum remains at the discretion of the organizers.

No formal declarations have been adopted at the BRICS YSFs, however, participants

attempted to identify current positions of the young scientific community in the format of

recommendations on how to address common problems intended for use by the leading

scientists and the highest authorities of the BRICS members.

Support and involvement of young scientists in the BRICS STI initiatives is an integral

part of the BRICS cooperation agenda. The BRICS YSF is one of the most effective platforms

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for expanding the network of international contacts among young scientists and exchanging

experience and best practices.

These activities ensure the sustainable development of the five-party cooperation,

promote the development of the leadership position of the BRICS countries in the area of

science, technology and innovation and are beneficial for the strengthening of the young

talented population in BRICS countries.

REFERENCE INFORMATION

The 1st BRICS YSF was held in Bangalore, India, on 26-30 September 2016.

The thematic areas of the 1st Young Scientist Forum selected for debate were computational

intelligence, affordable healthcare and energy solutions. Efforts undertaken by India in respect

to organizing the first event were warmly welcomed by the BRICS STI Ministers at the 4th

BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur, India in October 2016, the BRICS countries agreed

to hold the BRICS YSF regularly in the country presiding in BRICS.

The 2nd BRICS YSF was held in Hangzhou, China, on 11-15 July 2017 under the theme

«Building Young Scientists’ Leadership in Science, Technology and Innovation».

The Forum defined three subjects - energy, materials, biotechnology & biomedicine. There

was also discussion on one cross-cutting field of science, technology and innovation policies,

science communication and science popularization.

The 3rd BRICS YSF under the theme «Building BRICS Youth Leadership through

Science, Technology and Innovation» was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25-29 June 2018.

The 3rd BRICS YSF Program comprised parallel sessions on such thematic areas as energy,

water sources, social science. Organizers of the event also held seminars addressing a wide

variety of challenges, such as youth entrepreneurship, the role of women in science, the

significance of science diplomacy. The 3rd BRICS YSF was the first time the BRICS Young

Innovators Prize with the money prize in the framework of the BRICS Young Scientist was

held. Two innovative projects aimed at providing solution of social and economic problems

and improvement of life quality were expected from each BRICS country for participation.

First three award-winning places were taken by the representatives of Brazil, South Africa and

China.

The 4th BRICS YSF under the theme «Fostering Young Scientists and Innovators

partnerships for a BRICS STI long-term cooperation» took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on

6-8 November 2019. It followed the 2nd BRICS Science Academies Meeting. The main

thematic areas of the 4th BRICS YSF were cybersecurity, bioeconomics, young innovations

and youth entrepreneurship. In the framework of the 4th BRICS YSF two plenary sessions on

interdisciplinary thematic areas «Young women in science» and «Science diplomacy» were

also held. BRICS Young Innovators Prize with the money prize was organized by the host

country for the second time. First three award-winning places were taken by the

representatives of India, Russia and Brazil.

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and the related international travelling

restrictions the 5th BRICS YSF under the theme «BRICS Partnership of Young Scientists and

Innovators for Science Progress and Innovative growth» will take place in videoconference

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mode in September 2020 under the Russian Presidency in BRICS in 2020. The main thematic

areas of the 5th BRICS YSF will be ecology, materials science and artificial intelligence. The

program will be expended by Science Communication Program which implies engagement of

youth in up-to-date science networking and activities. The host country will also organize the

3rd BRICS Young Innovators Prize with the money prize, focusing on 3 thematic areas -

Ecology, Materials Science and application of Artificial Intelligence in the areas of Ecology

and Materials science.

5th BRICS YSF Programme

The 5th BRICS YSF programme will include the following activities:

Three Parallel Sessions on the Thematic Areas: Ecology, Materials Science and

Artificial intelligence (See Annex 1)

BRICS Young Innovator Prize. Thematic Areas for projects are Ecology, Materials

Science and application of Artificial Intelligence in the areas of Ecology and Materials

Science

Science Communication Program (youth science networking and activities)

PARTICIPANTS

Per each BRICS country 21 participants are expected:

- 5 young scientists for thematic area «Ecology»;

- 5 young scientists for thematic area «Materials science»;

- 5 young scientists for thematic area «Artificial Intelligence»;

- 4 young innovators with projects for thematic areas «Ecology», «Materials Science»

and «Artificial Intelligence applied in Ecology and Materials science areas»;

- 1 independent jury member for the Young Innovators Prize;

- 1 Head of Delegation (representative of the STI Ministry);

As previous editions, we consider young scientists as practicing researchers up to 40

years old who holds a PhD or Master's degree. Young innovators must be up to 30 years old.

All participants will have an opportunity to attend the activities of Science Communication

Program.

In accordance with established practice the BRICS YSF coordinators (Heads

of Delegation) will have a joint meeting.

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ANNEX 1

I. ECOLOGY

Ecology – is a chemical and biological engineering science, that:

• studies the structure and functioning of systems of the supraorganism level

(population, community, ecosystem) in time and space in human-modified conditions and in

the natural environment;

• determines what impacts of anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic origin affect the

environmental situation, including the spread of bacterial and viral diseases;

• develops engineering (including genetic engineering) methods for diminishing

negative impact on the biosphere.

Modern environmental science is an interdisciplinary science that studies the problems

of interaction between man and the biosphere, namely, the role of man in nature and changes

in nature under the influence of anthropogenic factors. Regarding the world-wide growing

industry, the negative impact on nature, the planet and mankind itself is constantly increasing.

Industrial enterprises contribute heavily to air pollution that negatively affects respiratory

systems of the human body, leading to a number of chronic and fatal diseases; the pollution is

present on crops, it enters the soil, groundwater and the human body. Wastewater pollutes

rivers and water bodies, making them unsuitable for organisms and thus disrupting the

functioning of entire ecosystems. An important problem is the emission of greenhouse gases

from cars when burning fuel. All of these are examples of the negative impact of

anthropogenic activities. In addition, there are non-anthropogenic impacts, primarily

associated with volcanic activity, earthquakes and solar activity. If the situation continues to

develop in this direction, the humanity is under a threat of a global environmental disaster. In

this regard, the issue of Green Industry, of reducing negative impact on nature, the planet and

man is a matter of utmost urgency.

Relevant topics

1) Clean air: condition monitoring, sensors, measurements of pollution in atmospheric

air and emissions, modeling and predicting the state of atmospheric air using digital twins, air

quality control;

2) Pure water: development of the best available water purification technologies,

technological rehabilitation of water bodies, hybrid technologies for transferring industrial and

agricultural enterprises to a closed water cycle;

3) An integrated solid waste management system: developing the best available

technologies for processing solid industrial waste, designing finished products based on the

life cycle, taking into account the subsequent collection and disposal, technology of

biodegradable materials to reduce the overall load on the ecosystem;

4) Natural resources management, including the development of algorithms for the

rational use of planetary resources, energy and resource-saving technologies, production and

microchipping of organic products for use by a traceability system;

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5) Bioecology: the study of the relationships of living organisms with their

environment, study of the influence of certain groups of animals, insects, microorganisms on

environmental changes, developing ways of reducing the risks of human intoxication with

mycotoxins of plant materials; autecology: the study of the individual relationships of

individual species of organisms on the environment; the study of biological methods of

controlling plant pests (the study of the ecological mechanisms of the influence of the locust

family on the fauna and environmental situation of the regions; the influence of the river

beaver population on the change in the physical, geographical and environmental

characteristics of their habitats, etc.);

6) Virus and pathogen ecology; the impact of viruses and bacteria on the planet, in

particular, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environmental situation in the world;

issues of the emergence, spread, and possible mechanisms for stopping disease outbreaks.

Emergency preparedness and response;

7) Human ecology, including the development of technical and methodological

systems for improving the physical and psychological state of a person in the short and long

term, as well as the development of environmentally friendly materials and design solutions

for creating environmentally friendly housing, including eco-settlements;

8) Environmental compliance: the ability of an organization, city, region to comply

with environmental norms and rules, both external and internal, including assessment,

management and control systems associated with the risks of non-compliance with regulatory

documents, rules and standards of supervisory authorities, legislation requirements.

II. MATERIALS SCIENCE

Materials science is an interdisciplinary branch of science that studies the methods of

production, structure and properties of materials, the relationship between their composition,

structure and properties (mechanical, thermal, chemical, electro-physical, magnetic, optical)

and the behavior of materials depending on various factors.

In the modern world, materials science is one of the most promising areas of natural

science and a locomotive of technological progress. Advances in space exploration, new

means of communication, computers, smartphones, artificial implants (in medicine) and the

widespread use of laser technology - these and other achievements would not have been

possible without previous achievements in materials science. Knowledge of the structure and

properties of materials allows you to create fundamentally new products, as well as new

industries. At the same time, the knowledge gained by scientists in the field of materials

science is in demand by traditional industries and is widely used to improve safety and

economic efficiency of production, expand the product range, develop technological

innovations and solve existing production problems. Without new research in the field of

materials science, further development of electronics, metallurgy, mechanical engineering,

aircraft manufacturing, building materials industry, chemical and textile industries, the

industry of new carbon and polymer structural and composite\nano materials, as well as of

other industries is impossible.

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Relevant topics

1) New metallic materials, as well as the new generation metal-matrix composite

materials (both construction and functional); the development of methods for designing

automotive, aerospace, and construction products using aforementioned materials;

2) Materials for additive manufacturing, including gas-dynamic spraying and laser

surfacing; nano and microadditives in alloys, prediction of the properties of metals and alloys

with additives, technology for the production of innovative steels and products from them;

3) New functional materials, including nanomaterials, whose operational

characteristics (magnetic, electrophysical and optical properties, catalytic activity) can be

changed using quantitative control;

4) Materials resistant to extreme conditions, including new polymers and

nanomaterials, for energy sector (including nuclear energy, as well as actively developing

sectors of alternative energy) and for space sector;

5) Nature-like medical materials (including hybrid and nanostructured), in particular,

innovative polymers and the creation of artificial organs based on them;

6) New composite materials resistant to extreme conditions (including Arctic

conditions), for use in the construction industry;

7) New functional and construction materials, including nanomaterials containing

carbon, namely: fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, glassy carbon, etc.;

8) Nature-like materials for use in modern electro-chemical energy sector: magnetic,

ferroelectric, luminescent and ion-conducting mineral-like functional materials, including new

mineral-like piezoelectric and optical materials;

9) Minerals and mineral-like compounds as components of heat-resistant ceramics and

matrix-immobilizers of toxic and radioactive elements.

III. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the current breakthrough scientific directions. The

AI research is conducted in all developed countries of the world. The AI can be described as

a set of solutions that allows to simulate the human mental functions (including learning and

self-training, as well as finding a solution without a given algorithm) and based on this to

obtain results comparable to the results of human intellectual activity. The AI research results

are actively implemented into all spheres of life. In medicine, systems are developed and

implemented for automatic processing of test results, diagnostic data and monitoring of

treatment methods. In industry, it is now possible to track equipment wear, fulfillment of

production plans and other activities that are usually done manually. In agriculture, the use of

artificial intelligence allows for proper control over the condition of plants, the level of

moisture, the availability of nutrients in the soil and for well-timed care of plantings that are

automatically weeded, watered and harvested. The AI can be used in road traffic management

for analyzing data from traffic lights and collecting information on traffic congestion,

unforeseen accidents, negative weather conditions and other factors affecting traffic. By

analyzing the data, AI can adjust the operation of the road system. In everyday life, AI is best

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represented in the form of the Smart Home system, which optimizes energy consumption,

level of heating and ventilation, and control over the operation of household appliances.

Relevant topics

1) Development and application of artificial intelligence methods for solving the digital

industry challenges (sensorics of industrial facilities, creation of digital twins, energy saving,

information security of industrial facilities);

2) Creation of a multibiometric information system using artificial intelligence

methods, surpassing in its capabilities all known biometric systems in the world;

3) The use of artificial intelligence to solve the environmental problems of large

industrial agglomerations;

4) Creation of advanced computer vision systems for solving a wide range of tasks

(control of production processes, medical diagnostics, adaptive traffic control, safety and

counter-terrorism, production of autonomous robotic devices);

5) Development of methodology and algorithms for the classification and formation of

forecasts based on the analysis of Big Data;

6) Machine learning methods for solving combinatorial optimization challenges

(application of combinatorial optimization: to develop the optimal air traffic network; to

develop the best way to deliver goods; in applied sociology; in business research – to predict

the behavior and preferences of consumers, competitors and markets, etc.);

7) Development of algorithms for creating synthetic images based on the architecture

of generative-competitive neural networks (creation of technology for improving Deep HD

images based on generative-competitive neural networks);

8) Development of a unified payment system based on cryptocurrency; improvement

of national payment systems and their continuous implementation as an element of economic

cooperation between the BRICS countries in the face of growing market risks of the global

payment infrastructure.

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BRICS YOUNG INNOVATOR PRIZE

Terms and Conditions

1. The Prize

The 3rd BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest will be part of the 5th BRICS Young Scientists Forum

(5th BRICS YSF) that will take place online in September 2020, Russia under the Russian Presidency

in BRICS.

The Prize aims to recognise and reward the best results related to research, development and innovation

projects that represent technological innovation and a potential contribution to the science and

technology sector of the BRICS countries. It is in special recognition of young talented entrepreneurs

and researchers, whose outstanding innovations will make a profound impact on the socio-economic

environment and conditions of life in BRICS societies. These bright young students, researchers and

entrepreneurs drawn from science, engineering and allied disciplines will represent BRICS next

generation scientific and technological leadership.

2. Requirements

2.1. Requirements for the Projects

The submitted projects must be innovative.

The projects must be at the pre-market stage (not available for mass consumer acquiring, not presented

as a public offer even at the local market). Projects at the stage of limited product testing, non-

serial production, certification or preparation for launching the product on the market are accepted.

The Prize focuses on projects and prototypes that should be used to improve their respective

sectors/ industries.

There are 3 thematic areas of the 3rd BRICS Young Innovators Prize that have been selected based

on their high importance in all BRICS countries:

Ecology

Materials Science

Application of Artificial Intelligence in the areas of Ecology and Materials Science.

This implies that all of the submitted projects must be dedicated to one of these topics. Projects

on other topics will not be considered.

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The Projects should focus on major social, economic, developmental or environmental challenges and

provide innovative solutions that aim to enhance conditions of life in contemporary BRICS societies.

The project must be relevant minimum for 3 out of 5 BRICS countries (its actual challenges).

The volume of sales of the project presented must not exceed 100 000 $ for the last calendar year before

the competition. Corporate innovations are not accepted (projects that are developed on the basis of a

technology company by its employees). Also, the project should not be merged with any other

technology company and not be in the process of being merged at the time of participation in the contest.

Participation in the BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest implies a participant’s agreement that the

Terms and Conditions stated herein are binding on him/her.

2.2. Requirements for the Participants

Candidates to the BRICS Young Innovator Prize must be under the age of 30 (maximum of 29 years

old to the day of the award panel – September 2020) to be eligible for participation.

Candidates must be bound to BRICS member countries, either by nationality (born or naturalized) or

by residence (persons with permanent residence visas).

Candidates may not submit more than one project. Candidates must be the initial authors of the project

submitted.

Participation in the BRICS Young Innovator Prize will be restricted to 4 (four) candidates per country

from each BRICS member state, from among the young innovators taking part in the 5th BRICS Young

Scientists Forum.

Each BRICS member state may conduct the national selection of the candidates on a competitive basis

or through a process of nomination.

2.3. Requirements for the Submissions

The projects must be submitted by the BRICS respective Ministries of Science, Technology and

Innovation until 10 August 2020, according to each member’s rules, via email, addressed to:

brics2020@mniop.ru

All submissions must contain the following documents:

Application form (completed, signed and dated);

Project description: A MS Word document consisting of not more than 5 (five) pages, including

not more than 4 pages of graphs, drawings, charts and/or illustrations, in the following format:

A4 size, Arial font, size 12, 1.5 spacing, top/lower margin: 2.3cm, left/right: 3.0cm;

Copy of identity document or passport;

Application form must contain the following information:

A brief description of the project and its innovative component (up to 100 words);

Problem definition the project solves;

Target audience of the project;

Current indicators (over the past 2 years): what stages have been passed, what significant marks

in development have been hit, what are the financial / quantitative indicators;

Development strategy (for the next 1-2 years);

Potential prospects of application (possible use of technology in 3 years or more);

Current project request (what resources are needed; financial budget and for what purpose);

The applicant’s role in the project and the total number of people in the team indicating their

competencies or areas of responsibility in the project;

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Links to the website and social network pages of the project;

Domestic / international awards / diplomas (if there are any)

All personal and project information must be submitted in English.

The e-mail with the application form, documents and archives of project must not exceed 20 Mb.

Inconsistent, incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted.

The application form cannot be changed in their respective contents after they have been sent to the

Ministry.

The project description must include:

A brief description of the contestant’s innovative technology consisting of not more than six

hundred (600) words, that conveys the essence of the contestant’s solution, omitting full details

of technology, training and/or design;

A detailed description of the proposed solution including an outline of how it is supposed to

address a clearly defined social, economic, developmental or environmental challenge;

An explanation of the broad outline of the proposed product in layman’s terms, stating the

benefits of said solution over existing solutions.

The description alluded above may include any/all of the following resources:

A PowerPoint presentation consisting of not more than 12 slides;

A video of 8 minutes reachable by link visualisation.

Both formats are accepted, neither has an advantage over another when rating.

Please, note that adjudicators do not evaluate grant or investment obtainment as well as certification.

Both possession and lacking are accepted, neither has an advantage over another when rating.

3. Evaluation

3.1. Preselection

The project that does not meet the requirements of the regulation, whether by format, content, incorrect

category, submitted documentation or other criterion that precludes exempt analysis of plagiarism, will

be disqualified at any time.

There will be a primary selection of the submitted projects by the Ministries of Science, Technology

and Innovation of each respective BRICS country, which can be done on a competitive basis or through

a process of nomination.

Up to four projects will be sent by the BRICS STI Ministries to the Ministry of Science and Higher

Education of the Russian Federation, which will check the prerequisites and organise the contest.

The organisers of the BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest will reserve the right to reject submissions

without notice, including the cases supplying false registration information and/or non-compliance of

the Terms and Conditions or the guidelines of the BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest.

There is no legal recourse possible against the decision of disqualification. The adjudicators’ decisions

including both procedural and reasoning will be final and will not be open to contest or review.

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The selected projects will be presented to an adjudication panel, during the 5th BRICS YSF, which will

choose the winners based on the established criteria.

3.2 Presentation of applications to an Adjudication panel

The participants will be required to make a presentation of their projects to an expert panel comprising

representatives of the BRICS member states.

The presentation of the project can be edited until the day before the in-person presentation. On the eve

of the day of performance the presentation file must be sent to the organizers in its final edition and

cannot be changed at the day of performance.

The presentation of each project is limited to 10 minutes.

All information provided during the presentation must be in English. Usage of translation devices or

translator services is not allowed.

The presentation must be individual. Only 1 person is accepted for each presentation.

The participation in Q&A session must be individual. Only 1 person is accepted for each project. The

participation of other delegates is not allowed.

Usage of paper / electronic notes / cues during the presentation is allowed. Both reading and speaking

are rated equally, neither has an advantage over the other when rating.

The prototype could be demonstrated by photos, videos or in-person at the discretion of the participant.

All formats are accepted, neither has an advantage over the other when rating. The lack of demonstration

is allowed but can cause the loss of points by criterion "Consistency of the technical information

presented: presentation of procedures that prove the technical functionality of the product or process".

The adjudication panel will comprise independent experts designated by the BRICS member states.

Each BRICS member state will designate one independent expert to ensure balance, fairness and

transparency in the adjudication process.

The adjudication panel will choose the winners without establishing the classification of the other

candidates. It may not grant the Prize if it considers that there are no qualified projects.

4. Winners Selection

Each presentation of the project will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Innovative impact of the project (its novelty, trending, social impact, relevance to the current

challenges the society of the BRICS countries faces)- 10 points

Short term applicability (current demand and relevance) - 5 points

Long term applicability (prospective demand and relevance) - 2 points

Technical feasibility (accessibility of implementation, how much the presentation displays an

understanding of how to implement this technology)- 5 points

Market feasibility (business model of the project, its applicability and advantage over

competitors) - 5 points

Each adjudicator evaluates feasibility for its own local market.

Quality of the presentation of the project (clarity, consistency of information, grammar and

methodology) - 5 points

After this evaluation, an oral defence, followed by a Q&A session, will define the ranking of the

winners according to the following criteria:

Consistency between written and presented project: logic of presentation, persuasiveness,

clarity and structure of information, strength of argumentation and evidence base–5points

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Consistency of the technical information presented: theoretical basis of other authors,

presentation of procedures that prove the technical functionality of the product or process - 10

points

Visioning: quality of long-term planning, how much this project can be influential in a few

years - 5 points

Project team: expertise and competences of the team members - 5 points.

Assessment step is always 1 point.

After the presentations, the adjudication panel will have a meeting to complete the final scoring before

the announcement of the winners. The decision of the adjudication panel will be final and irreversible.

5. Prizes

Successful participants will receive the following prizes after applicable verification and subject to

compliance with the rules and conditions of BRICS Young Innovator Prize contest:

First Prize: Twenty-five thousand Dollars (USD 25,000) or the currency equivalent in BRICS member

states to the First Prize winner as determined by the adjudication panel of the BRICS Young Innovator

Prize contest.

Second Prize: Fifteen thousand Dollars (USD 15,000) or the currency equivalent in BRICS member

states to the Second Prize winner as determined by the adjudication panel of the BRICS Young

Innovator Prize contest.

Third Prize: Ten thousand Dollars (USD 10,000) or the currency equivalent in BRICS member states

to the Third Prize winner as determined by the adjudication panel of the BRICS Young Innovator Prize

contest.

The organizers reserve the right to introduce some extra nominations (it could be either with cash prize

or without it) to pursue the goal to recognize additional outstanding qualities of the projects presented

as well as the innovators themselves such as the best presentation, jury’s award etc. Information about

extra nominations will be provided on the opening day of the Forum.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

Each contestant is solely responsible for taking the necessary actions that they deem appropriate to

protect their intellectual property rights, prior to filing a submission with the BRICS Young Innovator

Prize organisers. Such actions may include obtaining legal counsel such as advice from an attorney ora

professional experienced in intellectual property law. The Terms and Conditions of this contest do not

prescribe or give preference to any specific course of action or strategy (e.g. filing for patents) as such

decisions remain the business prerogative of the contestant. The BRICS Young Innovator Prize

organisers disclaim any responsibility to take action to protect the intellectual property rights of any

contestant.

7. General

By entering the BRICS Young Innovator Prize, the contestant agrees:

That the organisers of the contest have no duty of confidentiality with respect to the

materials that their submission comprises, and acknowledges that the filing of a submission

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and participation in the public presentation may be deemed to be the publication of their

invention;

That the organisers of the contest may publicly disclose or reproduce any part or all of the

contestant’s submission as well as any presentation materials;

That if the contestant becomes a finalist that they will not enforce any IPRs that they own

or control or their solution against any person who uses this solution for their personal use;

To waive any moral rights to materials submitted in relation to the BRICS Young Innovator

Prize contest;

That the organisers of the contest may use the place of residence, image and likeness of the

contestant in publications and promotional materials. Conversely, the organisers of the

contest agree that the contestant may use the description «BRICS Young Innovator Prize»

in publications in relation to the contest. However, the contestant is not authorised to use

the BRICS 2020 Summit logo, nor state or imply that the organisers of the contest approve

or endorse the contestant or the contestant’s solution;

That the organisers of the contest may photograph and/or create videos, and/or visual or

audio-visual works of all or any part of the presentations and Q&A sessions and awarding

of prizes and may use, reuse, publish and republish, display and reproduce these images in

whole or in part, with or without alteration or modification, without the contestant’s

inspection or approval;

That they do not have any interest (whether under copyright or otherwise) in any of the

images or any creative works incorporating those images.

Projects and documents will not be returned to the candidate and will not be considered in future calls

of the Prize.

Ministries will not be responsible for proposals not received as a result of possible technical problems

and network congestion.

The presentation of the registration implies the acceptance of the present Terms and Conditions by the

candidates, as well as full responsibility for the information provided.

The decisions of the adjudication panel shall not be subject to appeals or challenges at any stage of the

process.

The authors authorise the prize organisers to use their names and images in any type of media.

The organisers of the prize will not participate in the profits obtained from the project.

The authors of the awarded projects are protected by the right to present them in exhibitions, meetings,

congresses and to allow their dissemination by the press or any other means, with or without commercial

purposes.

The omissions and any doubts or situations not provided for in the rules shall be judged and decided in

a sovereign manner by the organisers of the prize or by the Adjudication Panel.

More information about the Young Innovators Prize 2020 can be obtained by e-mail:

brics2020@mniop.ru

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The 5th BRICS Young Scientist Forum

Russia

September 2020

NOMINATION FORM FOR

THE 3rd

BRICS YOUNG

INNOVATOR PRIZE

[..Name of the BRICS

Country..]

Nominee’s Photo

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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1) Nomination form;

2) Nominee’s Curriculum Vitae/brief Biography;

3) A photo of nominee (image must be larger than 250*300 pixels)

THE DEADLINE: 10 August 2020

NOMINEE’S DETAILS/INFORMATION

BRICS Country:

Last Name: First Name:

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): Passport Number: ….. (Date of Issue: ….. and

Expiry Date:…………)

Address:

Telephone: Email:

Title: Gender:

Institution/Affiliation:

Field of Science and Technology:

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (please tick where appropriate)

Bachelors Masters PhD Other

Nomination Statement (up to 300 words): Please describe area of expertise in which the nominee has

demonstrated innovation excellence. Please information in English.

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Innovative Project Statement (up to 300 words): Please provide brief information on the nominee’s

innovative idea. Please information in English.

Participation in Innovation Competitions/Awards/Achievements: Please list previous participation in

innovation competitions and awards/achievements, if any. Please provide information in English.

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE:

I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Further, in the event of being selected, I undertake to accept the offer to participate in the 4th

BRICS Young Scientist Forum in Brazil, and will attend the full programme of three days and

will not seek any personalised programme during the visit.

PLACE:

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DATE: SIGNATURE OF THE NOMINEE:

NAME OF THE NOMINATING AUTHORITY (with contact details, i.e. telephone, email

and designation)

PLACE:

DATE: SIGNATURE:

NB: Remember to include the following on the Nomination Form:

Nominee’s Curriculum Vitae/Biography

Photo of nominee (image must be larger than 250*300 pixels)